I really wanted to like this place, it looked really really nice from the outside and I was looking forward to trying breakfast.
Don't get me wrong, it's not horrible. Just a bit of an underwhelming experience.
They big up their coffee quite a lot, and even though I didn't have one, my boyfriend said it was indeed really good. But I wouldn't know...so yeah.
We ordered a full english and eggs royale (benedict with salmon).
The full English had hashbrowns, which are the same one I get from Morrison / Tesco for £1 a pack. Dry and not particularly tasty. The sausage was nice, didn't look like your regular pork sausage though, must have been a nicer cut? No idea.
My Eggs Royal were quite disappointing. For some reason they thought it was a good idea to cover the whole plate with A LOT of parsley.
Why. Why would you do that.
My dad always told me not to trust dishes covered in herbs as they're likely trying to masque bland flavours. I don't think that was it, I think they just hadn't realised how badly parsley goes on hollandaise, eggs and salmon, and wanted to be fancy. Had to pick them off the eggs.
The bread was also weird, like it hadn't been toasted all the way through but just enough to make the crust harder (but not crunchier).
I was also fancying some freshly squeezed orange juice, and all they had was small bottles of tropicana, McDonald style. Poor show considering that Limeyard around the corner, A CHAIN RESTAURANT, does fresh juices (as well as much tastier food).
All in all, a big 'meh'. Nothing utterly disgusting, but nothing particularly good either. Might pop back in to try their coffee on the go but won't be going back to eat. read more